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ខ្មែរ Energy and Environment
Angkor Resources’ Subsidiary Granted Onshore Oil & Gas Exploration in Cambodia
- 5 October 2022
Angkor Resources Corp’s subsidiary EnerCam Resources Corp. (Cambodia) Co. Ltd. (EnerCam) has received final licensing for exploration, development, and production on Block VIII onshore Cambodia, according to the firm’s press release on 3 October. President of EnerCam Mike Weeks said that this is a monumental change for the entire country. Having its own long-term source of energy for LNG, fuel...
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Industry partners use ORNL software to trim carbon footprint of buildings
- 30 September 2022
Two years after the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory provided a model of nearly every building in America, commercial partners are using the tool for tasks ranging from designing energy-efficient buildings and cities to linking energy efficiency to real estate value and risk. International companies like Google and SmithGroup are sharing the benefits by making the resultin...
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Construction Begins on China’s 3,300km East-West Power Transmission Line
- 30 September 2022
Construction has officially begun on China’s fourth mega power transmission pipeline project that will transport natural gas from the east to the west side of the country. With a total length of 3,340 km, the pipeline runs from Wuqia County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Zhongwei City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, according to China Daily. Upon its completion, t...
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Laos to Build US$2bn Wind Power Project for Domestic Supply & Export
- 21 September 2022
The Laos Government and relevant energy companies plan to spend over US$2 billion to establish a wind power project in Sepon district of Savannakhet province for domestic supply and exporting to Vietnam. The Laos government and two private firms—Savan Vayu Renewable Company and LTM Lao Company —have recently signed an MoU to examine the possibility of wind power projects in the region, reported...
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Singapore to Invest More in Green Energy Infrastructure in Cambodia
- 19 September 2022
Singapore and Cambodia have agreed to cooperate further in investing and building more clean infrastructure, according to a joint statement on 16 September. During the 40th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting, Cambodian Minister for Mines and Energy Suy Sem said that Cambodia welcomes investment in the field of renewable energy and technologies from Singapore to advance the energy transition and ...
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Renewable Energy Accounts for 40% of Cambodia’s Total Energy Mix
- 15 September 2022
Renewable energy in Cambodia, mainly sourced from hydropower, solar energy, and biomass energy, accounted for 40% percent of the kingdom’s total energy mix in 2021. In his opening remarks at the 40th ASEAN Ministers and Energy Meeting and Related Meetings on 15 September, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen said Cambodia has actively integrated renewable energy sources into the energy mix. “Cam...
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MPWT Officially Launches Cambodia’s Third EV Charging Station in Siem Reap
- 15 September 2022
A new EV charging station in Siem Reap was officially launched on 14 September by Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol and Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Butchaiah Gadde. Located in Boeung Doun Pa village, Sangkat Slor Kram, Siem Reap city, this station is Cambodia’s third EV charging station provided by ADB, while the fourth one is set for Bat...
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Gov’t Urges Establishment of Green Investment Zone in ASEAN Bloc
- 12 September 2022
The Cambodian government has supported the establishment of the Green Economic or Investment Zone in the ASEAN bloc and Cambodia proposes to host the zone. The remark was made by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, at the 2022 ASEAN Leadership and Partnership Forum held on 12 September. Speaking at the forum, PM Hun Sen said that the zone establishment is under the framework o...
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Dubai Mulls Building Massive Space-Age Ring to Encircle World’s Tallest Building
- 12 September 2022
An experimental architecture firm ZNera Space has proposed a conceptual design of a space-age ring structure to encircle the world's tallest skyscraper the Burj Khalifa, according to CNN. Known as Downtown Circle, the project is a massive five-storey circular structure showcasing urban planning in a wildly ambitious design combined with a series of mesmerizing illustrations. The structure wi...
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Construction of Oddar Meanchey-Siem Reap 230kV Transmission Line 95% Completed
- 23 August 2022
Pestech (Cambodia) ‘s 230-kilovolt transmission line project connecting an energy plant in Oddar Meanchey province to Siem Reap province is 95% completed and is scheduled to be commercially operational by the end of this year. Pestech (Cambodia) released the update in a file submitted to the Cambodia Securities Exchange recently. Pestech CEO Han Fatt Juan said that the construction has been ...
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